Drop one thing in 2010

karom

archersluck wrote: »

Hey I'm going to join with magazines!
tesco points and I have enough for my fav womans glossy one too. That's allowed right!?

Definitely - This is a grreat saving without spending a penny to buy them.

Thank you for joining us & Good luck. Let us know how you get on

daisy1973

I see magazines are a popular choice to give up buying..they are additive though,DH buys a couple a month and so does DD.But not me of course (well not now anyway !!)

skaps

I bought my fiancee a mag subscription which has worked out cheaper as he no longer looks at the mag section when we go shopping

ThinkingOfLinking

In 2009, I stopped buying magazines, other than when they have an exceptional offer, eg when Red had £30 off at Coast, or a freebie I'd want anyway which is more pricey than the magazine itself, eg Marie Claire giving away a £7 L'Occitane hand cream I already use.

This year, I'll continue with this, and my new pledge is to give up cheap, nasty chocolate which is full of vegetable fat, bad for you and leaves a nasty after taste and texture in the mouth, eg Cadburys. I do buy more pricey chocolates but it means I eat less so it lasts longer and works out cheaper because it's so rich I only need a small bit. Eg I used to get through 2 bars of cheap choc a day, now I take a month to work through a whole bar of Green & Blacks.

thriftymoo

hiya, i'd like to give up books, i have enough to last me the year and i'll just swap them or go to the library instead count me in

clairewop

karom wrote: »

Hello, Thank you for your joining us!

Now only buying on sale equating to only buying an item when it is not full price
Interesting but I think you'll have to define it further to help to keep track of it & for motivation factor: food/clothes/makeup/...
... however buying lots of stuff on sales may be defeating the object?? :rotfl:says me who just before Christmas blew a lot of money on absolutely essential (?) jackets (x2) because they were such a steal. Yes I am in penitence now

Ok to clarify

i buy a lot of beads i'm like a magpie lol and some beads like artisan lampwork you can pay over £1-£150 per bead (i make jewellery for occupational therapy for my cerebral Palsey) I can't totally stop buying beads or i cannot continue the occupational therapy, but i want to buy less beads and only buy beads that are on sale rather than pay £1 to £1.50 per bead.

To try and use up beads i have here before buying any more ( had £54 worth of gemstone beads bought for me for xmas from my family helped lol)

daisy1973

skaps wrote: »

I bought my fiancee a mag subscription which has worked out cheaper as he no longer looks at the mag section when we go shopping

Good idea..that way there's no getting tempted by other magazines either.As you say..can be a nice gift also.

elfen

Can I join in? I want to give up books and magazines as I buy them. I already have 2 subscriptions to film magazines - one is the commercial side and one the academic

lushlifesaver

oooh I like the sound of this challenge, can I join? I'd like to give up buying lunch at uni/work as I always have more than enough food in my house and its annoying laziness that means i pay £3-£5 a day for food 5/6 days a week!

karom

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

new pledge is to give up cheap, nasty chocolate

Is it me or Cadburys chocolate smells of cheese. Seriously

I do love cheese but not when my chocolate smells like it:rotfl: